Beau Chateau makes it easy and elegant!

It has been forever and a day since I've offered some fresh 'eye candy' for you!  Yesterday was a beautifully crisp fall day.  There was a nice breeze and the sun was shining.  Took lots of photos of cards that have been piling up for me to share with you. 

This pretty card has very little stamping with a old style vintage flair to it... 

 

There were a few easy things that I did to give the 'vintagy' feel. These techniques can be used on any card or project that you're working on. 

1. I tore the edges of the blue designer paper giving a gently jagged appearance.

2. You'll notice a lot of sponging in Early Espresso Classic ink along the edges of the various pieces of paper, making them look a bit aged.

3. The top corner of the Designer Paper has also been curled a tad to make the card look like it's been around the block!

The star of this show however is the Beau Chateau Side Notes.  These die cut pieces (shown on the right) are so stinkin' cool!

Here's Stampin' Up!'s description of the Side Notes... "Uniquely shaped die-cut tags and accents offer a quick way to add dimension, texture, and journaling to any project. Heavyweight felt-weave paper. 24 total notes. Packaged loosely—ready to adhere with any of our adhesives. Coordinates with Beau Château suite."
These pretty die cuts make me want to decoupage, collage and just make all kinds of 'out of the box' creations.  Stay tuned for more!


Supply List for this card:

• Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Very Vanilla (for the tiny tag!)
• Designer Paper: Pocket Full of Posies
• Stamp Set: Tiny Tags (for the little 'love' sentiment)
• Ink: Early Espresso Classic Ink
• Accessories: Jewelry Tag Punch, Beau Chateau Side Notes, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Snail Adhesive & Stampin Dimensionals

To order any of the items to make this card, please visit my Stampin' Up web store today!